Garment-holder.



BATENTBD MAY 23, 1905.

M. M. ADAMS.

,GARMENT HOLDER. v APPLICATION IILBD JAN.1 8, 190s.

7,. 3 m a h 1 7 y M 9 a W W 4 UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

MARoELLUs M. ADAMS, QF GREENFIELD, INDIANA.-

GARMENT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 790,337, dated May 23, 1905. Application filed January 18, 1905. Serial No. 241,642.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARCELLUS M. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of Hancock and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Holders,of which the following is a specification.

My invention isa garment-holder, and more particularly a device for aiding persons to put on a coat, vest, or other garment.

The invention consists in a supporting device whichengages the sleeves of the garment and holds them distended, so that the arms can be readily inserted thereinto and the garment slipped on. When not used for this purpose, the device can be employed as a garment-hook.

In the accompanylng drawlngs, Flgure 11s a perspective view of the invention. is a plan view thereof. vation.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes a bar having its outer ends bent downwardly at substantially right angles thereto, as at 6, and terminating in rearwardly-presented hooks 7 The bar is secured to a wall, door, or. other support 8 by staples 9, through which it loosely extends, so that the hooks can be swung outwardly for a purpose to be described hereinafter. The points of the hooks are extended sidewise, as shown in Fig. 2, to

Fig. 2 Fig. 3 is a side elegive the proper direction to the sleeves of the .back from the points of the hooks, as shown.

In use the hooks will be swung out from the support and the garment placed behind the hooks, which are then inserted in the sleeves, as shown in Fig. 1. This holds the garment in an easy position,and it can be readily slipped on without assistance, after which the hooks are removed. The under coat can be adjusted by letting the body drop down a little on the hooks and then reaching back and pulling down said coat.

' When not in use, the hooks hang down, as shown in Fig. 3, the parts 6 and the outer ends of the hooks being in contact with the support. In this position the hooks are firmly supported, and the device can be used to hang gar- 1. In a garment-holder, the combination with a support, of a bar securedthereto and having its outer ends bent downwardly to extend along the support, and formed with rearwardly-presented books.

2. In a garment-holder, the combination with a support, of a bar loosely secured thereto and having its outer ends bent downwardly to extend along the support, and formed with rearwardly-presented hooks, the points of which extend sidewise and contact with the support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' MARCELLUS M. ADAMS- Witnesses:

URIAH S. JAcxsoN, ROB RT WILLIAMSON. 

